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... that the gray grass mouse inhabits forests of Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes? (2018-11-23)
... that the long-haired grass mouse is an important reservoir species for the Andes virus? (2016-07-28)
... that the molecularly distinct Abrotrichini group of South American rodents was not recognized as distinct from the Akodontini until the 1990s? (2010-01-25)
... that the coat of the Abyssinian guinea pig (pictured) is marked with large swirls of hair known as rosettes? (2016-02-05)
... that the South American rodent Akodon caenosus may weigh as little as 10.5 g (0.37 oz)? (2010-04-05)
... that because the rodent Akodon spegazzinii is so variable, several populations have been named as separate species? (2011-02-11)
... that Alaska marmots take turns acting as sentries to protect their colonies? (2022-03-20)
... that Alexander's bush squirrel is named after Lieutenant Boyd Alexander, a British Army officer, explorer, and ornithologist? (2019-09-15)
... that, unlike the closely related house mouse, the wild Algerian mouse clears away its own droppings? (2011-04-29)
... that pit vipers eat Amazonian hocicudos? (2016-07-02)
... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar? (2011-05-17)
... that the entire population of Angel Island mice on the island of Estanque in the Gulf of California may have been killed by a single domestic cat in a period of just two years? (2011-10-18)
... that the Angolan African dormouse usually dwells in trees, but has been found in the roof of a hut and in an old beehive? (2017-03-15)
... that although related species usually infect several hosts, the parasitic nematode worm Aonchotheca forresteri is known only from the marsh rice rat? (2010-05-06)
... that the Armored Rat (pictured) has spines which grow up to 33 millimetres (1.3 in) in length? (2011-06-07)
... that definitive hosts for the fluke Ascocotyle pindoramensis include a variety of birds as well as the marsh rice rat? (2010-05-10)
... that the Asian garden dormouse can enter torpor, a state in which it may remain for several days? (2019-09-14)
... that the Atlantic bamboo rat lives in bamboo thickets and makes loud squeals when alarmed? (2015-09-15)
... that Bailey's pocket mouse is the only rodent in the Sonoran Desert to eat jojoba nuts, because they are toxic to most other mammals? (2016-08-09)
... that the bank vole is alert to the alarm calls of tits warning of aerial predators? (2013-09-07)
... that the silky pocket mouse sometimes shares a burrow with the banner-tailed kangaroo rat or the Phillips' kangaroo rat? (2014-08-23)
... that a beaver attack killed a fisherman in Belarus? (2014-10-25)
... that at Beaversprite, beavers lived indoors and were allowed to chew on the furniture? (2022-04-18)
... that when a Beecroft's flying squirrel brings food to its offspring, its cheeks expand to the size of a tangerine? (2016-12-27)
... that Bennett's chinchilla rat often shares a burrow with a degu, Chilean rock rat or long-tailed chinchilla? (2016-08-11)
... that nests of the black-tailed tree rat resemble those of the red-billed buffalo weaver? (2019-09-20)
... that the incisors of blesmols are visible even when their mouths are closed? (2005-09-19)
... that Hypogeomys australis, Nesomys narindaensis, and Brachytarsomys mahajambaensis are the only known extinct rodents of Madagascar? (2010-06-02)
... that the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys was described as the first for a mammal species due to anthropogenic climate change? (2019-07-20)
... that Brants's whistling rat (illustration shown) seldom ventures more than 30 cm (12 in) from one of the many entrances to its burrow? (2019-11-03)
... that the Brazilian arboreal mouse can be told from the long-tongued arboreal mouse by the absence of spines among its hair? (2015-10-22)
... that the Brazilian guinea pig makes stacks of grass stems and has areas that it uses as latrines? (2015-09-04)
... that the Bushy-tailed Woodrat is the original "pack rat" due to its strong affinity for shiny objects such as coins and spoons? (2007-11-08)
... that female Cairo spiny mice cooperate in feeding the young of other members of the group? (2013-09-08)
... that the Brazilian rodent Calomys cerqueirai was named only in 2010? (2010-02-09)
... that the Camas pocket gopher (pictured) has been described as "morose and savage", yet can be tamed in captivity? (2014-12-28)
... that the Cape dune mole-rat can excavate up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of soil in a month? (2011-07-02)
... that, despite spending almost their entire lives underground, Cape mole rats nonetheless have activity cycles linked to day and night? (2012-07-11)
... that Carletonomys, a rodent related to modern rice rats, is known only from one incomplete upper jaw from over 1 million year old silt deposits in Argentina? (2009-09-10)
... that although the only known natural definitive host of the fluke Catatropis johnstoni is the marsh rice rat, its normal host may be a bird? (2010-05-11)
... that Caucasians are brown? (2014-04-01)
... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? (2020-08-01)
... that some hamsters hide their young in their cheek pouches to carry them when they fear danger? (2012-11-09)
... that the varied wildlife of the United Arab Emirates includes salt-tolerant plants, gerbils and toads (pictured)? (2015-12-28)
... that the Chilean rock rat is found in monkey puzzle and southern beech forests in the high Andes? (2015-09-07)
... that the northern viscacha and the southern viscacha (pictured), members of the Chinchillidae family, can be found at altitudes as high as 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) above sea level? (2013-11-01)
... that the Chinese zokor, a small burrowing rodent, is considered to be an ecosystem engineer? (2015-12-24)
... that Christine's margareta rat was named after a member of the expedition that discovered it in 2011? (2014-12-04)
... that the collared tuco-tuco is rather secretive, emerging only briefly from the entrance to its burrow to forage? (2015-08-27)
... that three new species of beetle were identified from the stomach contents of the Colombian forest mouse? (2015-09-22)
... that the white-footed (pictured), Coues's, Gardner's, Peruvian, and southern climbing mouse are all forest-dwellers from South America? (2016-07-13)
... that with a weight of 19 g (0.67 oz) and a length of 140 mm (5.5 in) the creeping vole (Microtus oregoni) is the smallest in Oregon? (2015-01-04)
... that the South American rodent genus Necromys includes the hairy-tailed, the Paraguayan, the dark, the spotted, the rufous-bellied, and the pleasant bolo mouse, as well as the northern grass mouse? (2016-06-24)
... that the desert dormouse hibernates for nearly half the year? (2016-08-17)
... that Desmarest's Hutia has the most complex stomach of any rodent? (2007-04-01)
... that domestication of the Syrian hamster began in the 1930s? (2016-04-12)
... that some Native Americans called the Douglas Squirrel the "Pillillooeet"? (2004-08-29)
... that although the Brazilian rodent Drymoreomys has traits that suggest it lives in trees, it is usually captured on the ground? (2011-05-26)
... that the Dulzura kangaroo rat often blocks up the entrances to its burrow by day? (2016-07-31)
... that the dune hairy-footed gerbil locates its burrows close to plants, where the roots stabilise the shifting sand? (2019-09-27)
... that the diet of the dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel includes bark and fruit, including the fleshy fruits of the umbrella tree? (2016-12-31)
... that one burrow of the eastern chipmunk (pictured) was found to contain 390 acorns? (2010-02-02)
... that the eastern harvest mouse (pictured) usually lives for less than a year in the wild? (2010-02-09)
... that the Meadow Vole is a common rodent species found from Alaska to Florida, and that the subspecies from Florida is endangered? (2005-03-03)
... that the eastern spiny mouse can shed its tail in order to escape from a predator? (2016-08-21)
... that the Malagasy rodent Voalavo antsahabensis, which was only described as a species in 2005, is endangered because of slash-and-burn agriculture? (2011-01-17)
... that the rice rat "Oryzomys hypenemus", first identified from bones collected from caves in Antigua and Barbuda as early as 1958, still lacks a formal scientific name today? (2009-09-28)
... that squirrels may be a major cybersecurity threat (suspect pictured)? (2018-04-01)
... that nearly a century after its discovery, the Peruvian rodent Eremoryzomys remains so poorly known that its conservation status cannot be assessed? (2010-04-17)
... that the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat are two of the most abundant rodents in the montane forests of Ethiopia? (2019-08-13)
... that while the European ground squirrel (pictured) is hibernating, it may use up 90% of its fat reserves? (2013-09-30)
... that the European snow vole gathers, dries and stores bits of grass and leaves for winter use as food? (2013-10-25)
... that the distribution of the Brazilian rice rat Euryoryzomys emmonsae may be unique among muroid rodents? (2010-03-23)
... that the elegant rice rat sometimes carries a hantavirus that can cause a fatal disease in humans? (2017-02-14)
... that populations of the russet rice rat have been shown to have a monogamous mating system? (2019-10-29)
... that FVB Mice are used for genetic research because they produce large litters and their eggs have enlarged nuclei? (2017-12-29)
... that the Peters's squirrel, the flat-headed myotis, the false canyon mouse, the Chamula mountain brook frog, the Sierra Juarez brook frog, the Tamaulipas pygmy owl, and the Oaxaca mud turtle (pictured) are all native to Mexico and found nowhere else? (2016-08-04)
... that the decline of the gopher tortoise poses a threat to the Florida mouse, which forms the only mammal genus that occurs only in Florida? (2010-02-11)
... that the forest giant squirrel can crack open nuts with particularly tough shells such as the African walnut? (2017-02-24)
... that while the Fresno kangaroo rat is considered vulnerable, the San Quintin kangaroo rat may already be extinct? (2016-07-29)
... that the fulvous harvest mouse may be able to reduce its body temperature while sleeping in winter, possibly doing so on a daily basis? (2014-09-18)
... that the long-clawed mole mouse leaves its burrow briefly to forage at night? (2015-09-05)
... that the New Guinean mouse Pseudohydromys germani is one of two rodent species to have only two molars in each jaw? (2008-04-02)
... that the Asian giant mole rat digs burrows with its teeth, and the East African mole rat can swim? (2013-09-24)
... that the golden Oldfield mouse makes little paths among the mosses and liverworts growing along horizontal tree branches? (2016-08-08)
... that as its natural habitat is converted to cropland, Goldman's pocket mouse is threatened by the increased use of rodenticides? (2017-01-20)
... that the gray-collared chipmunk supplements its fruit and seed-based diet with fungi, greenery and insects? (2014-08-30)
... that in the event of a severe flood, the gray-tailed vole will abandon its complex network of tunnels and head for high ground? (2014-12-12)
... that the gray tree rat is nocturnal and feeds mainly on fruit? (2016-08-13)
... that despite their names, the greater Egyptian gerbil and the lesser Egyptian gerbil are found across much of North Africa? (2019-08-21)
... that at birth, the hind legs of the Greater Egyptian jerboa (pictured) are no longer than the forelegs? (2015-08-23)
... that Ankarafantsika National Park in Madagascar is home to the rhinoceros chameleon and the greater big-footed mouse? (2013-01-18)
... that the greater guinea pig is semi-aquatic and has webs between its toes? (2015-08-22)
... that when feeding, the grey red-backed vole (pictured) prefers bilberry to northern crowberry? (2014-05-24)
... that the Gulf Coast kangaroo rat has two distinct color forms, ashy grey or reddish/yellowish-buff? (2014-09-07)
... that Gulf Hamstery established the commercial Syrian hamster industry in the United States? (2016-02-02)
... that the gun-powered mousetrap never gained wide popularity after being patented in 1882, but was hailed as the "best mousetrap ever" in 2012? (2022-11-22)
... that suggested close relatives of the rare Ecuadorian rice rat Mindomys have included water rats, tree rats, and Caribbean giant rats? (2010-03-04)
... that Harris's antelope squirrel (pictured) doesn't sweat, but instead salivates in order to keep cool? (2013-01-21)
... that China is the only country in the world to have a licensed vaccine for hepatitis E? (2019-09-09)
... that American biologist Philip Hershkovitz discovered many rodent species while he was in his eighties? (2010-03-29)
... that kangaroo rats in the family Heteromyidae do not need to drink because they obtain sufficient water from metabolising their food? (2013-09-22)
... that the highland tuco-tuco has bright yellowish-orange teeth? (2015-10-29)
... that the Himalayan field rat is closely related to the brown rat? (2015-12-04)
... that Hodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below? (2015-12-02)
... that the Brazilian marsh rat is often preyed on by barn owls but is seldom caught by researchers in their live traps? (2018-04-26)
... that the diet of the semi-aquatic Chaco marsh rat includes sugar cane, rice and bananas? (2018-05-03)
... that one of the factors affecting the future of the Huanchaca mouse is the increased cultivation of biofuels? (2020-06-22)
... that the South American rodent Irenomys, which has teeth similar to those of an African elephant, was named after the Ancient Greek word iren ("peace") to commemorate the end of World War I? (2009-11-08)
... that the apicomplexan parasite Isospora hammondi has egg- and sausage-shaped structures? (2010-04-19)
... that 122 years after it was first described, the identity of the Brazilian rodent Oryzomys anoblepas is still unknown? (2009-11-04)
... that Archboldomys kalinga, a rodent of the genus Archboldomys, is found throughout the Central Cordillera on the island of Luzon in the Philippines? (2012-01-08)
... that like many desert rodents, kangaroo mice go their entire lives without drinking and get water from their food? (2005-07-12)
... that in Florida, even Key Largo Woodrats (pictured) "want enormous homes"? (2010-02-22)
... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya? (2010-04-01)
... that Syrian hamsters are used in research to model various human medical conditions? (2016-05-14)
... that Lady Burton's rope squirrel (pictured) was named in honour of Isabel Burton, wife of British explorer Sir Richard Burton? (2019-09-17)
... that the single known population of the Ecuadorian rodent Lagidium ahuacaense may contain only a few dozen individuals? (2010-06-19)
... that the fossil squirrel Lagrivea is characterized by deep basins in its teeth? (2010-09-09)
... that the Laotian Rock Rat is a new species of rodent that is unique enough to lead researchers to create a new family of mammals? (2005-04-26)
... that the Large Mindoro Forest Mouse, first described as a distinct species in 1995, is known from only 16 individuals from a single mountain on the Island of Mindoro, Philippines? (2009-08-21)
... that Abbie Lathrop's mouse number 57 was the origin of the C57BL/6 laboratory mouse (pictured)? (2015-05-06)
... that the lesser cane rat is eaten as bushmeat? (2013-09-08)
... that the lined pocket mouse differs from Nelson's pocket mouse in having no stiff spines on its rump? (2014-09-25)
... that marsh rice rats in Florida are infected by an "unprecedented" number of internal parasites? (2010-05-11)
... that the rodents of the Caribbean include the hutias (pictured), bear-sized Amblyrhiza, and the cat-sized rat Megalomys desmarestii? (2009-10-14)
... that the main predator of the little desert pocket mouse is the barn owl? (2014-09-29)
... that Littledale's whistling rat can be distinguished from Brants's whistling rat by the pitch and length of its calls? (2021-03-11)
... that the long-tailed dwarf hamster is present in the Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve in Mongolia? (2015-12-05)
... that the long-tailed marmot spends seven or eight months of each year in hibernation? (2014-10-29)
... that some long-tailed spiny rats do not have tails at all? (2016-08-15)
... that the distress calls of long-tailed vole neonates are in the ultrasonic range? (2014-12-21)
... that remains of Lund's Amphibious Rat, one of the largest living rice rats, have been found in association with saber-toothed cats, ground sloths, and glyptodonts? (2009-10-13)
... that the fluke Lyperosomum intermedium infects the marsh rice rat, although its relatives mostly infect birds? (2010-04-15)
... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat (example pictured), sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia? (2022-02-05)
... that although the little brown mouse Monticolomys koopmani was first collected in 1929, it was not formally described until 1996? (2011-01-05)
... that the Manipur Bush Rat (pictured) was described from the collection of A. O. Hume which he donated after his life's work of ornithological notes were sold by a servant as waste paper? (2011-06-04)
... that mating in the marsh rice rat (pictured) results in relatively few ejaculations, partly because of female resistance? (2010-03-15)
... that fur and bone fragments from what is thought to be a Maule tuco-tuco have been found in 5,000-year-old owl pellets? (2016-08-12)
... that the tail of Maximowicz's vole can be either dark brown or bicoloured? (2014-11-14)
... that a Mediterranean pine vole, which was captured twice at intervals of 33 months, is believed to exhibit the maximum life span ever recorded for a vole? (2013-09-27)
... that it is uncertain whether the extinct oryzomyine rodent Megalomys audreyae came from Barbuda or Barbados? (2009-10-09)
... that the fossil rodent Megapedetes, related to the living springhare, occurred from Greece to Namibia? (2010-04-12)
... that the burrows of Meriones gerbils (pictured) can have a combined length of over 30 meters and over 18 entrances? (2006-12-03)
... that Merriam's pocket mouse feeds mainly on seeds and does not need to drink? (2014-08-30)
... that the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine differs from Rothschild's porcupine in concealing its spines with long black hair? (2016-07-24)
... that although the ranges of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse and the painted spiny pocket mouse overlap, the latter tends to be found in moister, lower habitats? (2014-11-09)
... that domestic activities such as washing clothes can threaten the survival of the endangered Mexican water mouse? (2016-09-24)
... that the Michoacan pocket gopher may live almost entirely underground? (2014-09-16)
... that the rodent genus Microryzomys contains two species, Microryzomys minutus and Microryzomys altissimus, both from the mountains of South America? (2015-10-18)
... that the midday jird, the Libyan jird and the northern three-toed jerboa (pictured) all colonised Aralkum, a man-made desert? (2016-01-12)
... that the whole range of the Mindanao mountain rat is within a single protected area? (2017-12-27)
... that although living on the same mountain, the Mount Oku rat is endangered by habitat destruction, while the Mittendorf's striped grass mouse is not? (2019-07-10)
... that the montane wood mouse is widespread and common in tropical Central Africa, but the closely related Mount Oku hylomyscus is found on a single mountainside and is critically endangered? (2017-01-24)
... that the endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel (pictured) was believed to be extinct in the 1950s until it was rediscovered in the 1970s? (2010-04-12)
... that the mountain degu can obtain sufficient moisture from its food to satisfy its water requirements? (2015-09-12)
... that there are so many species of Murinae (Old World rats and mice) that it is said they are in the process of taking over the world, and humans just came along in the middle of it? (2004-12-24)
... that at least twelve different nomenclatures have been proposed for features of the molar in muroid rodents? (2010-03-15)
... that the Namib brush-tailed gerbil uses ultrasonic whistles and foot drumming to communicate? (2019-08-19)
... that the slender head of the narrow-headed vole may have evolved to allow it to move more easily through crevices in frozen ground? (2014-10-10)
... that the narrow-skulled pocket mouse can be distinguished from Goldman's pocket mouse partly by the dimensions of its skull? (2014-09-18)
... that the Amazon basin ranges of the bristly mice Neacomys minutus and Neacomys spinosus overlap? (2018-12-29)
... that Nelson's kangaroo rat lives in a complex burrow which sometimes includes tunnels dug through the subsurface rock? (2014-09-06)
... that when the rodent genus Nephelomys was first described in 2006, N. childi, N. maculiventer, N. moerex, N. nimbosus, N. pectoralis, and N. pirrensis were reclassified as separate species in addition to the previously recognized N. albigularis, N. auriventer, N. caracolus, N. devius, N. keaysi, N. levipes, and N. meridensis, almost doubling the known diversity of the genus? (2009-11-08)
... that too little is known about the Nigerian mole-rat for the IUCN to assess its conservation status? (2015-08-06)
... that Amerigo Vespucci may have seen the extinct rodent Noronhomys, otherwise known only from bone remains, on a voyage to the islands of Fernando de Noronha in 1503? (2009-11-20)
... that the northern birch mouse is a skilful climber? (2014-05-18)
... that even though the first specimens of the Bolivian rodent Oecomys sydandersoni were collected in the 1960s, it was not formally described as a distinct species until 2009? (2009-12-12)
... that one oldfield mouse was observed gently pulling out her young with her forefeet while giving birth? (2010-02-22)
... that the Central and South American genus Oligoryzomys includes the straw-colored pygmy rice rat, the yellow pygmy rice rat, the destructive pygmy rice rat, and the Magellanic pygmy rice rat which is common on Tierra del Fuego? (2015-10-11)
... that in 1990, an explosion in the population of the long-tailed pygmy rice rat followed after a mass-flowering of bamboos? (2015-09-21)
... that the small-eared pygmy rice rat is sometimes found on rafts of floating vegetation in the Paraguayan Chaco? (2015-09-14)
... that the olive-backed pocket mouse keeps its cheek pouches clean by rubbing them in the sand? (2014-09-14)
... that the olive grass mouse lives in diverse habitats and is preyed on by owls, other birds and foxes? (2015-09-11)
... that the Oriental Basin pocket gopher was designated a species in 1895, demoted to a subspecies of Merriam's pocket gopher in 1968, then restored to species status in 2005? (2018-03-01)
... that the American rodent tribe Oryzomyini includes species living in trees, in the water (including the marsh rice rat, pictured), and on the Galápagos Islands? (2009-12-10)
... that the number of species in the rodent genus Oryzomys was reduced from 43 to five in 2006? (2010-05-11)
... that although much of its habitat has been destroyed, isolated populations of the Mexican rice rat Oryzomys albiventer likely still survive? (2010-03-12)
... that the introduction of the small Asian mongoose to Jamaica may have led to the extinction of the rice rat Oryzomys antillarum (skull pictured)? (2010-04-21)
... that the rice rat Oryzomys couesi is infected by two different hantaviruses? (2010-04-10)
... that the Nicaraguan Rice Rat is one of only two mammals endemic to Nicaragua? (2008-07-09)
... that the South American rice rat Oryzomys gorgasi is threatened by competition with the Black Rat? (2010-01-04)
... that the extinct Mexican rice rat Oryzomys nelsoni has only been collected once? (2010-03-22)
... that the rodent Oryzomys peninsulae had only been found alongside one Mexican river, which no longer exists? (2009-12-24)
... that it may not be possible to determine what ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus is? (2010-05-08)
... that the rodents Thomasomys ucucha from Ecuador and Oxymycterus hucucha from Bolivia were both named after the local Quechua word for "mouse"? (2009-12-15)
... that ancient packrat middens (essentially, packrat nests) can provide important clues about long-term changes in climate or vegetation in an area? (2005-11-07)
... that the pebble-mound mice of northern Australia construct mounds of stones around their burrows up to 10 m² in area? (2010-01-26)
... that Pel's flying squirrel drives off potential predators by hissing and gnashing its teeth? (2017-01-11)
... that pesticides are formulated to kill pests, but may have detrimental effects on beneficial insects such as bees? (2017-10-15)
... that the range of the rodent Macrotarsomys petteri is believed to have shifted as a result of climatic change? (2011-01-09)
... that the Malagasy rodent Eliurus petteri is the only tufted-tailed rat with completely white underparts? (2011-05-21)
... that the jumbotron at a 2022 Illinois football game displayed a tribute to the piebald squirrel Pinto Bean? (2023-03-13)
... that the Polynesian Rat is used to track human migrations across the Pacific Ocean? (2004-10-14)
... that many rice rats have pits at the back of their palates recessed into a deep depression? (2010-01-23)
... that it was not realized for 70 years that the Brazilian False Rice Rat was described twice under two different names? (2009-08-09)
... that city employees may attend Rodent Control Academy to learn how to deal with the problem of rats in New York City? (2010-04-19)
... that the potential area of the red-crested tree rat (illustration pictured) is infested with feral cats? (2014-12-22)
... that the red-tailed chipmunk feeds mainly on seeds and berries but has been caught in traps baited with meat? (2014-09-15)
... that the reed vole stores grain and pieces of grass in its burrow for winter use? (2014-10-14)
... that although the teeth of the extinct rodent Holochilus primigenus are almost identical to those of Lund's Amphibious Rat, it is probably more closely related to marsh rats? (2009-10-16)
... that the Sardinian long-eared bat is the only remaining mammal endemic to Sardinia after others, such as Hensel's field mouse, became extinct after the arrival of humans on the island? (2014-11-05)
... that the ring-tailed ground squirrel is more dainty and agile than most ground squirrels? (2015-01-03)
... that the robust tuco-tuco is threatened by loss of its habitat to agricultural development? (2015-11-15)
... that the rock dormouse sometimes lives in association with rock hyraxes? (2017-03-04)
... that rodents are characterized by their continuously-growing, razor sharp incisors? (2014-08-15)
... that the royal vole has larder chambers in its burrow but not latrines? (2019-04-15)
... that the pelage of Ruschi's rat is a mixture of ordinary hairs and flattened, black-tipped spines? (2017-06-19)
... that the St Kilda field mouse (pictured) lives 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of Scotland, and is twice the size of mainland mice? (2013-05-22)
... that the San Joaquin pocket mouse carries seeds back to its burrow in its cheek pouches? (2015-10-28)
... that members of the Sciurini group of squirrels, which includes the eastern gray squirrel (pictured), have been described as living fossils? (2010-03-01)
... that the South American spiny mouse and the Ucayali spiny mouse, members of the genus Scolomys, have fur that is a mixture of hair and spines? (2015-10-03)
... that the wildlife of Senegal includes a critically endangered subspecies of the giant eland and the common Senegal one-striped grass mouse? (2019-06-30)
... that the fossil dormouse Seorsumuscardinus is known only from isolated teeth? (2010-07-12)
... that the practice of taking cats aboard ships (example pictured) dates back to the Ancient Egyptians? (2008-01-10)
... that scramble competition is one of the causes of the large population swings experienced by the field vole? (2013-10-03)
... that two of the four known species of the worm-eating shrewlike rats from Luzon Island, Philippines were first described in April, 2007? (2007-05-12)
... that courtship in the silvery mole-rat includes locking incisors or gently nibbling the spouse? (2016-12-21)
... that Simplicidentata, the group including rodents and their closest extinct relatives, is characterized by the loss of a pair of upper incisors? (2011-02-05)
... that the nematode Skrjabinoclava kinsellai is characterized by the presence of shoe-like and nipple-like structures? (2010-04-09)
... that young Sloggett's vlei rats have several adaptations that help them cope with severe cold in winter? (2016-12-23)
... that South East Forest National Park in the southeastern corner of New South Wales is a haven for the uncommon Olive Whistler (pictured) and endangered Smoky Mouse? (2011-05-23)
... that young Sokolov's Dwarf Hamsters are born with a dark stripe down their back that fades with age? (2011-02-05)
... that the southeastern pocket gopher enjoys sweet potatoes, sugarcane and peanuts? (2015-10-21)
... that the southern grasshopper mouse preys on the Arizona bark scorpion even when stung repeatedly in the face? (2014-10-28)
... that the yellow-nosed cotton rat often shares the burrow of the southern pocket gopher? (2014-08-27)
... that juvenile steppe mice (pictured) build mounds in autumn that may be 4 m (13 ft) in diameter? (2016-08-15)
... that in its desert burrow, the tawny tuco-tuco can stay cool in the heat of the day? (2015-09-22)
... that despite normally being grey, brown and white, one Texas antelope squirrel found in 1905 was tinted purple? (2013-01-29)
... that the Texas pocket gopher examines its own fecal pellets, selecting some to consume and rejecting the rest? (2014-07-07)
... that Thomas's rope squirrel can communicate with other squirrels vocally or by stamping? (2019-09-18)
... that the reproductive rate of Tome's spiny rat seems to depend on the local abundance of fruit? (2016-07-25)
... that Townsend's vole creates runways among vegetation, with large latrines often forming near junctions? (2014-10-25)
... that the only external feature that distinguishes the rice rat genera Transandinomys and Hylaeamys may be length of the whiskers? (2010-07-04)
... that the rice rat Transandinomys bolivaris is characterized by very long whiskers, up to 5 cm (2 in) in length? (2010-05-12)
... that the rice rat Transandinomys talamancae has three digits on its penis, of which the middle is longer? (2010-05-20)
... that reports of Tristram's jirds (pictured) on the Greek island of Kos are the only wild gerbil sightings from Europe outside of the former Soviet Union? (2012-05-14)
... that suspected Mexican drug lord Elvis González Valencia has 17 siblings, giving rise to their clan nickname "Cuinis", referring to a ground squirrel found locally? (2017-06-05)
... that ablastin, a rat antibody, prevents the parasite Trypanosoma lewisi from reproducing, yet keeps it in adult form? (2011-12-10)
... that Tommy Tucker, a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes (pictured), became famous during World War II, selling war bonds and entertaining children? (2016-11-12)
... that the "vampire squirrel" (pictured) of Borneo, which is reputed to eat the livers and hearts of chickens and deer, has the largest-known tail-to-body-size ratio of any mammal? (2015-10-31)
... that the Uspallata chinchilla rat feeds on the leaves of the creosote bush, despite the toxicity of its foliage? (2018-05-05)
... that a form of encephalitis that killed three people is believed to have been caused by a virus carried by their pet variegated squirrels (pictured)? (2016-08-11)
... that although the genus Hesperomys once included most of the cricetid rodents of the Americas, it is now no longer used? (2010-05-07)
... that breeding males of the Malagasy rodent Voalavo produce a sweet-smelling musk? (2011-05-19)
... that a female Western harvest mouse can potentially give birth to as many as forty to sixty offspring in a single year? (2006-02-22)
... that the western jumping mouse (pictured) hibernates for up to ten months each year? (2013-07-19)
... that under certain conditions, the woodland dormouse can enter a state of torpor? (2016-12-13)
... that the yellow-cheeked chipmunk is secretive in its habits and is more likely to be heard than seen? (2014-09-16)
... that the yellow-necked mouse may enable seedling beech trees to grow in locations away from the parent tree? (2013-10-10)
... that Yonenaga's Atlantic spiny rat produces a secretion from its anal gland that has been described as smelling like tutti frutti? (2021-05-28)
... that the Zaisan mole vole uses its incisors and upward movements of its head to burrow through the soil? (2014-10-11)
... that in rodents, the position of the zygomatic plate varies from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical? (2010-01-25)
... that the common gundi (pictured) may act as a natural reservoir for the pathogen that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis? (2016-08-18)
... that a colony of Damaraland mole rats have been estimated to excavate as much as three tons of earth over a two week period? (2013-04-22)
... that Hildegarde had a bat, a mouse and a shrew named in her honour? (2019-10-15)
... that the Barbary ground squirrel (pictured) is the only African species of squirrel that lives north of the Sahara? (2013-02-25)

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Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21
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Akodon spegazzinii (2017-05-26)
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CA Ground Squirrel on rock (2009-10-12)
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Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21 (2023-11-10)
Five-striped palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) (2021-11-23)
Japanese Squirrel edit2 (2008-07-17)
John Singleton Copley - A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) - Google Art Project (2023-10-21)
Marmota monax UL 04 (2015-02-02)
Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis chrysuros) male Caldas (2023-10-28)
Sonoma chipmunk at Samuel P. Taylor State Park (2023-12-26)
VolRenderShearWarp (2010-05-02)
Xerus inauris (2020-02-26)

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